Dark Shadows (film series)

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Dark Shadows (film series) is a gothic horror franchise, originating from the 1960s supernatural soap opera, that follows the eerie and cursed Collins family through stories of vampires, ghosts, and other occult phenomena.

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Label	Occurrences
Dark Shadows franchise	6
Dark Shadows (film series) canonical	1
Dark Shadows film series	1
Dark Shadows universe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14365206 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dark Shadows (film series)
Context triple: [Roger Collins, appearsIn, Dark Shadows (film series)]

A. Dark Shadows (2012 film)
Dark Shadows (2012 film) is a 2012 gothic comedy directed by Tim Burton that reimagines the 1960s vampire soap opera with a darkly humorous, stylized twist.
B. Dark Shadows (1966 TV series)
Dark Shadows (1966 TV series) is a gothic soap opera famed for its supernatural storylines, including vampires and witches, that became a cult classic in American television.
C. House of Dark Shadows
House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 gothic horror film adaptation of the cult television soap opera Dark Shadows, featuring the vampire Barnabas Collins and other characters from the series.
D. Dark Shadows (1991 TV series)
Dark Shadows (1991 TV series) is a short-lived primetime gothic horror drama that reimagines the original 1960s soap opera with a darker, more cinematic retelling of the Collins family and the vampire Barnabas Collins.
E. Night of Dark Shadows
Night of Dark Shadows is a 1971 gothic horror film that continues the eerie, supernatural world established by the Dark Shadows television series.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dark Shadows (film series)
Target entity description: Dark Shadows (film series) is a gothic horror franchise, originating from the 1960s supernatural soap opera, that follows the eerie and cursed Collins family through stories of vampires, ghosts, and other occult phenomena.

A. Dark Shadows (2012 film)
Dark Shadows (2012 film) is a 2012 gothic comedy directed by Tim Burton that reimagines the 1960s vampire soap opera with a darkly humorous, stylized twist.
B. Dark Shadows (1966 TV series)
Dark Shadows (1966 TV series) is a gothic soap opera famed for its supernatural storylines, including vampires and witches, that became a cult classic in American television.
C. House of Dark Shadows
House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 gothic horror film adaptation of the cult television soap opera Dark Shadows, featuring the vampire Barnabas Collins and other characters from the series.
D. Dark Shadows (1991 TV series)
Dark Shadows (1991 TV series) is a short-lived primetime gothic horror drama that reimagines the original 1960s soap opera with a darker, more cinematic retelling of the Collins family and the vampire Barnabas Collins.
E. Night of Dark Shadows
Night of Dark Shadows is a 1971 gothic horror film that continues the eerie, supernatural world established by the Dark Shadows television series.
F. None of above. chosen